Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 19-10-2014 and time 12:21:23 (Italy) in region 10 km N Ragalna (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 10 km N Ragalna (CT), on

  • 19-10-2014 10:21:23 (UTC)
  • 19-10-2014 12:21:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.7170, 14.9690 at 29 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ragalna CT 10 3924 3924
Biancavilla CT 12 24007 27931
Zafferana Etnea CT 12 9517 37448
Nicolosi CT 12 7463 44911
Milo CT 13 1087 45998
Santa Maria di Licodia CT 13 7641 53639
Adrano CT 13 36122 89761
Pedara CT 14 14102 103863
Belpasso CT 14 28108 131971
Bronte CT 14 19172 151143
Trecastagni CT 15 10910 162053
Santa Venerina CT 15 8592 170645
Maletto CT 16 3920 174565
Sant'Alfio CT 16 1582 176147
Viagrande CT 16 8563 184710
PaternĂ² CT 17 48228 232938
San Pietro Clarenza CT 17 7743 240681
Camporotondo Etneo CT 17 5023 245704
Mascalucia CT 18 31958 277662
Aci Bonaccorsi CT 18 3524 281186
Tremestieri Etneo CT 18 20589 301775
Randazzo CT 18 10900 312675
Aci Sant'Antonio CT 19 17984 330659
San Giovanni la Punta CT 19 23060 353719
Gravina di Catania CT 19 25838 379557
Giarre CT 19 27659 407216
Aci Catena CT 20 29851 437067

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
26 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
90 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.4 2014-10-19
10:21:23
37.7168 14.9687 29 2014-10-21
12:08:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 8970641
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-10-19 10:21:23 ± 0.27
Latitude 37.7168 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.9687 ± 0.0182
Depth (km) 29 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 8970641

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1399
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 930
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 260
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1400.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 181
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43617
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 8970641
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-10-19 10:47:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:22:57.54 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 17.67 0
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:22:52.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.17 0
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:22:45.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.38 0
IV.VULT.HNZ. 2014-10-19T10:22:23.89 3.0 positive manual Pg 6.87 0
MN.CLTB.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:22:10.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.54 0
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:22:06.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -1.57 0
IV.HAVL.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:42.43 3.0 positive manual P 1.97 0
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:38.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 192 41.7249 119 -0.31 68
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:37.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 269 35.3424 124 0.39 44
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:37.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 33.744 125 0.11 71
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:33.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 321 15.3735 149 0.15 73
IV.HCRL.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:33.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 173 48.4182 115 0.28 89
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:32.74 0.6 positive manual P 192 41.7249 119 0.27 45
IV.MNO.SHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:31.38 0.6 negative manual P 315 33.744 125 -0.05 48
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:31.48 0.1 positive manual P 269 35.3424 124 -0.14 95
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:29.12 0.1 positive manual P 321 15.3735 149 -0.35 93
IV.EMSG.HHZ. 2014-10-19T10:21:29.18 0.1 positive manual P 352 11.6772 156 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.EMSG.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00031 0.58 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:22:38.28
IV.EMSG.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00035450000000000005 0.48 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:22:38.61
IV.EPZF.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002105 0.58 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:21:34.08
IV.EPZF.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001645 0.66 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:21:34.35
IV.GALF.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00003625000000000001 0.34 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:21:39.48
IV.GALF.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005155 0.8 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:21:40.85
IV.HLNI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000405 1.36 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:21:42.40
IV.HLNI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000357 1.22 AML other m 2014-10-19T10:21:42.11
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